2 Corinthians 9:8-15

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ¹  to you so that because you have enough ²  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ³  in every good work. 9:9 Just as it is written, “He ⁴  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ⁵  9:10 Now God ⁶  who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ⁷  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ⁸  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 9:13 Through the evidence ⁹  of this service ¹⁰  they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing ¹¹  with them and with everyone. 9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. ¹²  9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! ¹³ 

¹ tn Or “abound.”

² tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

³ tn Or “abound.”

⁴ sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.

⁵ sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).

¹³ tn Or “not only supplying.”

¹⁶ tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

¹⁷ tn Or “ministry.”

¹⁸ tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

²² tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).